  RA Defense Ministry: Azerbaijani authorities restrict activity of ICRC Baku Office December 21, 2010 - 16:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan presided over a sitting of the committee on POWs and missing persons. The committee’s activity in 2010 and plans for 2011 were in the focus. The committee Members noted that the process of captives’ return to the homeland proceeds slowly, as Azerbaijan does not display relevant willingness and decisiveness. Stressing the necessity to increase the efficiency of works on return of captives, the committee members said that the violence towards Armenian captive Manvel Saribekyan and delayed confirmation of Arthur Badalyan’s captivity proves that the Azerbaijani authorities restrict the activity of the Baku Office of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the RA Defense Ministry’s press service reported.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |
